Dr Reshma R PAI responds to ThinkWellness360 questionnaire. Why and how did you think of becoming a doctor? I attribute it to my nascent passion and vision to serving the community since my childhood. When I completed my pre-university studies, it was, I believe, my own tryst with destiny — seeking and getting admission into
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR YK, a 29-year-old accounts manager, was troubled by allergies since age nine. This used get worse in summer. His key symptom was frequent, violent, erratic sneezing, with watery discharge. He could never think of doing away with his tissue paper and handkerchief. The skin under his nose was sore, also red.
Kriti KHARBANDA on beauty, health, fitness and wellness. Your view on beauty? My beauty hymn hinges on one vital element — hydration. This has worked for me wonderfully well — the necessity of maintaining moisture levels internally and externally. This also involves more than just drinking water; it’s about ensuring that the skin remains dewy
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR Ayurveda is a holistic, also natural, system of medicine. It originated in India over 3,500 years ago. The word, Ayurveda, is derived from the Sanskrit, ayur [life] and veda [science, or knowledge]. It also corresponds to ‘knowledge of life.’ Its précis is keyed to the fact that ‘dis-ease’ is caused by a certain imbalance, or
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR The most-oft asked question, for ages, is why troubles come to good people who don’t break the rules, or even if they do, they make sure that they don’t upset someone’s emotional applecart. Troubles cause as much distress to good people as it does to others, including those that are witness
Words: Team THINKWELLNESS360 For the deadly swine flu, there is just one answer — an ounce of prevention is tantamount to a pound of ‘cure.’ Also, remember — the simplest of preventative measures and medicines are, sometimes, the best of cures… You’d take the homoeopathic Influenzinum. Oscillococcinum is another useful remedy. Dosage: as advised by
Words: Dr Deborah OLENEV So many people in the world are struggling terribly from the side-effects of Western medicine — be they be benzodiazepines, such as — Diazepam [Valium] Alprazolam [Xanax] Lorazepam [Ativan] Clonazepam [Klonopin] Temazepam [Restoril]. These are commonly prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, muscle spasms and alcohol withdrawal. Or SSRIs, such as —
Words: Dr Barbara ETCOVITCH We often see traces of mythology, botany and/or zoology reflected in the symptomatology of several homeopathic remedies. When the homeopath recognises such associations, it leads to a greater understanding of the essence of the remedy. It also makes it easy to identify its need in a given case. An excellent illustration
Words: Dr Rajgopal NIDAMBOOR It is a fact that we are riddled by the overriding premise that microbes, or microorganisms, are our ecological foes and that they are meant only to be destroyed. This is how the origin of the word, ‘bug,’ first came into vogue for bacteria — illustrating a creepy sense of apprehension
Words: Nathaniel JOHNSON & Dr Hali KIL You’ve probably seen the word mindfulness everywhere these days, from the news to magazines to social media. Mindfulness is sometimes packaged as a mental health cure-all, and studies do suggest that mindfulness-based therapies support mental health. Your friends, or family, may even have told you that mindfulness has changed their lives. But if you have
